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Sep 2026
Trading more, transforming less? Digital capability, sectoral bottlenecks and structural transformation in ECOWAS
This study investigates why increased trade has not generated structural change in ECOWAS countries and identifies the capability bottlenecks that should be addressed first. The analysis uses panel data for fifteen ECOWAS countries from 2017 to 2024 (T = 8, N = 120). A capability alignment framework distinguishes insti...
O. N, Job Agba Opue, Victor Ede Itita et al.
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